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THE SEARCH-LIGHT
S. RLSSELL BKINH01
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Official Organ
Decatur County and Bainbridge
Eutered in the Post Office, at Bainbridge
as second-class matter.
Bainbridge, Oa., July 17.1903
Lakeland, Fla., has a “Massa-
chusetts avenue.” If not, why
not ?
The late John Wesley has been
for the past month “a bigger m^n
than ole Grant."
The Georgia Legislatuie may
be a big thing, and doubtless is,
but J. Hill Hall is “it.”
What’s the matter with Col.
Morgan Rawls, of Effingham, for
governor? He's all right.
The Camilla Enterprise has been
leased by Col. H. C. Dasher, and
he is dashing right along toward
fame and fortune.
The Australian ballot is d. d d.
The legislature could not have
done a better day’s work than in
knocking this monstrosity out of
shape.
There is now some talk of com
pelling Senator Gorman to accept
the Democratic nomination for
president. The senator is too
slick an article for that.
Oh, certainly, the Georgia Leg
islature will endorse the 1150,000
grab for St. Louis. Better apply
it on school and pension account.
It would go further and last
longer.
It is said that Hon. Joe Hill
Hall may be in the race for gov
ernor next year. A worker and
not a talker is the man for gov
ernor, Mr. Hall.—Darien Gazette.
Talk is cheap, Richard, but it is
about all that ‘goes’ with Georgia
politicans now-a-days.
A good many democrats in
Georgia like William R. Hearst
and would like to vote for him
next year.—Darien Gazette,
There is nothing on earth to
prevent their doing so, should they
be alive and so inclined on election
day.
The Florence (S. C.) Times
(Dem.) says: “Georgia is not vet
ready for the child labor, bill.
Georgia has more people than
South Carolina and it takes longer
to convince them tha. industry is
not dead every time capital
squeals.”
Th Springfield (Mass.) Repub
lican (Ind.) says: “Belleville, Wil
mington and Evansville send, the
compliments of the season to
Kishineff. One or two more
lynchings or race riots before the
President sends along the Hebrew
representations to the Czar and
we shall be quite on our mettle.”
The New Orleans Picapune
(Dem.) says: “It would probably
be too much to expect that any
important intenational results
should follow the recent visits of
the King of England to France,
or the return visit of President
Loubet to England, but that these
visits may eventually behr good
fruit in the way of more friendly
relations is probable enough. The
events have served to soothe old
prejudices and obliterate disagree
able memories on both sides of the
channel, so that the few remaining
causes of friction between the two
countries can be settled without
exciting disagreeable feelings of
resentment.
Northern Lynchings.
The Washington Post says:
“Two New York papers locate
the burning of ? negro at. Belle
ville, Ind., instead of in Illinois.
The mistake is inexcusable, as
Illinois and Colorado are the only
northern states that burn negroes
alive. Indiana and Iowa merely
dynamite them out of existence.”
The Macon Telegraph calls at
tention to some inaccuracies in
the statement of the Post: It re
calls that the body of a negro
lynched in Terre Haute, Ind.,
about two years ago was burned
in the streets, and that fire was
employed in a lynching in the
streets of Leavenworth, Kan., dur
ing the same year.
There is no doubt, if the dis
patches from the scene are to be
believed, that lynchings in the
northern and western states are
both revolting and inexcusable. A
special dispatch from Belleville,
111., to the Baltimore Sun concern
ing the lynching in that city last
Saturday night, says:
“Most of the mob was made up
of men of respectability, well-
dressed women, many of them
leaning on the arms of escorts,
and boys and girls. Most of them
had gathered for a spectacle and
they made merry over the pros
pect. Jest and quib were passed
vback and forth. Loud laughter
greeted jokes with violent death
as their themes. Demands for
blood were cheered. Women were
in front of the jail with baby car
riages. Sedate heads of families
were there with their wives and
children.”
From this it would be made to
appear that lynching was made
an occasion for merry making—
something that does not occur in
the south. It is possible, how
ever, that the correspondent who
sent this telegram overdrew the
picture to some extent at least. It
is not likely that there were any
baby carriages before the iail at
midnight, and while the sedate
heads of families might have been
there, it is not at all probable that
they had their wives and children
with them. Nor is it likely that
young boys and girls and women
with their escorts were present to
witness the scene. No doubt the
affair as it really occurred, was
bad enough, but love for the sen
sational very likely led the Sun’s
correspondent to exagerate to
some extent.
Motto of the Dental School—
"Dens sana in corpore sano,”—
Harvard Lampoon.
“All things come to him who
waits.”
“Yes; and when they come he finds
that they wern’t worth waiting
for.” —Town and country.
“Why do you say he’s a won
derful actor?” He sat through an
amateur dramatic entertainment
and actually made people think
that he enjoyed it.”—Chicago
Evening Post.
“Running an auto must be
exciting," said the friend.
“It is,” said the owner. Every
time you stop you wonder if the
machine will starjt again when you
arc ready,”—Brookland Life.
Royal Adviser The world
expects, your majesty, that you
will inflict some punishment upon
assassins that killed your majesty's
royal predecessor.” New King
(with emotion) “I shall let them
live to suffer the remorse that fol
lows the commission of a crime!"
—Chicago Tribune.
Professional.
DR. R. W. JACKSON,
DLNT1ST.
Office on Broad St., over Allen A Co
Telephone 94.
BYRON BOWER, GORDON BOWER.
BOWER & BOWER.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Practice in State Courts, Federal
and Justice Courts.
Offiioe- Old Search-Light Building,
Bainbridge, Georgia.
Reference: First National Bank.
A. L. TOWNSEND, 0. F. WESTMORELAND
TOWNSEND &
WESTMORELAND,
ATTOTNE Y8- AT-L A W.
Bainbridge. - - Georgia,
DR. H D. WILSON,
DENTIST.
Office over Mart Clothing Co’a Store
Bainbridge, Georgia.
JOE. H. GILPIN
ATTORNEY—AT—LAW,
Will praotioe in all courts.
Bainbridge
Georgia.
PR. MATHER M. MoCORD,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Whigham, Georgia.
Office: Trulook Building.
Calls answered promptly day and night.
ALBERT H. RUSSELL,
ATTORNEY—AT—LAW
OFFICE: Over Bainbridge State Bank
Bainbridge. - - Georgi
R. G. HART8FIELD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Bainbridgd, - - Georgia.
Office Over Bainbridge State Bank.
M. I. GEER,
ATTORNEY- AT-LAW
Office in Court House.
Colquitt. Georgia.
E. A. WIMBERLEY,
COMMISSIONER OF DRRDS FOR FLORIDA
Superior Court Commissioner, No
tary Public (with Seal.)
Offioe with Clerk Superior Court.
Bainbridge, Georgia.
H. It, SPOONER.
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Offioe Oppposite Hawes & Hawes
Bainbridge, - - Georgia.
M. V. MILLER,
Physioan and Sukskon,
TYPHOID FEVER SPECIALIST”
Offioe: Broad St., Whigham, Gar
JOHN R. WILSON,
attorney and counsellor
AT LAW,
Bainbridge, - - Georgia.
Collections a Specialty.
DR I. H. HUNTER,
Physician and Surgeon,
Climax - - Georgia.
Office over Manor’s Store.
Calls Promptly Answered.
A FULL LINEof
Harness, Collars, Bridles
and anything in the Harness Line
can be found at
C. H. GRIFFlN’sj
HARNESS STORE
On North Broad Street *
BAINBRIDGE, - - ’ QEftD
. Also carry Harness Oil, Soap
and Axel Oil, Heavy Team Collars.
Repairing Done Neat and Pron^Tj'
Reasonable Prices.
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Prices and Terms to Suit Everybody.]
CALL ON OR WRITE TO
CAPERS KING, Bainbridge,l
Representing the old Reliable firm of
HfCTXDXDEil&T dc B.A. 1 :
S. M. H., Savanna
Stuckey & Coi
Livery. Feed and Sale St&Ni
—O.WEST STREET, Bainh
FIRST-CLASS RIGS, GOOD URRIES, POLITE DB
FOR OCCASIONS.
Transfer business
’Bus meets all Boats and Railway trains day and night and o
wago n will tranfer baggage eitherway. ’Phone 104 your i
servioe
'TTJr^Yi'
BRIDGES & THOMPS
BRINSON, OA.
BAKERY. - - RESTAU1
MEAT MARKET
Sandwiches, Lunches. Hot Chocolate ant
Bons at a 11 Hours.
Stall fed Beef on foot or by the quarter.
GIVE US A TRIAL.
FRIDGES & THOMPSON,
BRINSON, OA.
BRACKIN & CO,
Livery, Feed,
Sale Stables,
Broad|Street,’—
Basses meetsall trains and transfer passengers promptly to any|
the city. First class teams and trusty drivers. Call >t os
PHONE 56. BRACKS 1
The Cypress Lumber C
Shingles, TanKs, House Finis
properly manufactured
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